A
Proposal forResolvingthe Abortion Controversy

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The
first reactions to a proposed resolution
to the abortion conflict sound something like this:

What?
You’ve got to be kidding!

Both
sides are so strongly polarized

that resolution is impossible.

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The
Abortion controversy is racked with charges, counter-charges, claims and
counter-claims.The
pro-choice people say, “Suggesting that the anti-abortionists call off their
religious war is like asking an alcoholic to guard your liquor cabinet.”The no-choice people declare, “Abortion is nothing less than murder and
goes against God’s law.”Each
side makes claims that the other side denies and refuses to budge from its
position, so when the critics say, “Resolving this conflict is impossible,”
they are obviously right.

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Now
that we’ve established
that resolution is impossible
and that the people
making such a proposal
are clearly crazy,
let us proceed to end the conflict.

The Thirteen Steps
are merely highlighted here on the web site. Each step is covered in
considerably more detail in the book: ABORTION
-- THE SECRET RELIGIOUS WAR®--
A View of Abortion
Without the Illusions, the Unprovable Assumptions, or the Media Hype.
(Ref-111-124)

In
order to create a resolution, the first step is to take a moment and look at the
extreme opposite of what is labeled conservative.If you look closely into what is commonly called
“The
Lunatic Fringe,” you'll find the future of humanity

As
historical examples:Einstein was
thrown out of grade school as hopelessly unteachable.Louis Pasteur was drummed out of his medical college for proposing that
life forms too small the human eye to see were the causes of disease.Galileo was imprisoned for life for publicly proclaiming that the Earth
was round.And then there’s
the most famous rebel of all time, Jesus of Nazareth.

Each
of these people made major contributions to the future of humanity; yet, when
they expressed their mastery into the world, they were looked at as
troublemakers, as lunatics, or as fools.

The
future of humanity is still “out there” in that lunatic fringe.If you look among the malcontents, the eccentrics, lunatics and the
quasi-criminals, you’ll also find the visionaries, the dreamers, and the
possibility thinkers.You’ll
find the modern-day equivalents of Galileo, Louis Pasteur, Robert Fulton, Joseph
Smith, Gandhi, Nicola Tesla, or possibly even another world-renowned, spiritual leader.

Right
now, today, numerous individuals of this caliber are diligently working on
fantastic new ideas while being ignored, condemned, or ridiculed by our fellow
humans.Those who survive the
assault of the status quo will each change the face of this planet forever.

Major
changes have always come about this way -- from people who live outside the
mainstream of society, from people who think differently, act differently, and
hold beliefs that are at odds with what is considered normal.It has always been that way.It’s
that way now, and there is no evidence it’s about to change.

The
second step in creating a resolution to the abortion controversy is to shift
from a declaration of its impossibility to the question,“Is it possible to end this conflict?”and then rather than answering that question, to transform it into: “How
can we end this conflict?”

This
shifts our thinking process into a completely new context -- a context in which
there is ample room to find the solution with plenty of room leftover for those
who choose to believe it’s impossible.Instead of fighting the impossibility thinkers, we simply invite them to
imagine and then tell us what it would take to make a resolution possible.

We
won’t bother to tell them that the CAT-Scan was impossible;electric lighting was impossible;the
steam engine was impossible;a
human running a mile in four minutes was impossible;rockets to the moon were impossible;to free India from British rule was impossible;and, course, we won’t tell them the Earth is round because any fool can
simply step outside his or her front door and plainly see that it really is
flat.

So
now that we have declared
our goal:

To create an end to the abortion war

And have proposed
our leading question:

How can we end this conflict?

Where
do we go from here?

Before we go on to step three, let me remind you
that we are creating our resolution to this conflict within the context of the
three major laws of the universe:“The
Law of Allowing,”“The
Law of Thought,”and“The
Law of Intentional Creation.”These three laws are also discussed in detail in
sections 24, 80, and 84, respectively.Their combined application is discussed is section 87.

The
next logical step is to investigate the issue and seek the truth about abortion,
regardless of where that truth leads us.To that end, this author has written two 300+ page books:

AN
INTERVIEW WITH THE DEVIL®– Exposing and Examining the Hidden and
Previously Ignored Aspects of the Abortion Controversy. This
book (a serious, but light-hearted look at the abortion
controversy) offers a perspective on abortion that few
people have previously examined.

ABORTION
-- THE SECRET RELIGIOUS WAR®--
A View of Abortion
Without the Illusions, the Unprovable Assumptions, or the Media Hype.
This
book is, in essence, the pro-truth web site edited and
transformed into a book
format. Most of the content of the book can also
be found on this web site and vice versa.

The
books are offered as a starting point in finding the truth about
abortion. Click
here
for a summary of step three.

The
next step to truly understanding the abortion controversy is to examine it in
its full context to see how it relates to the other aspects of human life.
As a society, we introduce new medicines only after they are thoroughly tested
to determine what effect their use will have. (We even have an entire
federal bureaucracy, the F. D. A., devoted to that task.)

We
ask questions like — What will be its positive effects?What will be its negative side effects?What will its effect be on innocent third parties?Is there a better solution?Is it
worth doing?Is it in the long-term best
interest of all concerned?When we
undertake a major construction project, like building a dam, we ask similar
questions and undertake an environmental impact study prior to implementing the
project.

With
regard to the concept of permitting or prohibiting intentional pregnancy
termination (inpreterm/abortion), a
very vocal, adamant, and determined minority (of no-choice advocates) is
attempting to make major changes in our secular laws.These restrictive laws would turn control of reproductive biology from
medical science to religion and then force the practice of those religious
beliefs onto everyone by governmental decree.

A
very vocal, adamant, and determined minority (of no-choice advocates) is
attempting to make major changes in our secular laws.These restrictive laws would turn control of reproductive biology from
medical science to religion and then force the practice of those religious
beliefs onto everyone by governmental decree.

Their
proposed laws are numerous, varied in scope restrictive in intent, and, if
passed and implemented, would result in a momentous social transformation and
bring with them scores of irreversible, social, economic, political, personal,
religious, and environmental changes.

The
ramifications of these proposed changes are global in their scope and would
impact human life on this planet for centuries to come.

In light of the enormous ramifications of these proposed changes, an
impact study is certainly in order.

The
goal of the impact study is to determine what the long-term personal, social,
economic, environmental consequences are (both domestically and globally) if we
do or do not pass restrictive anti-abortion laws.We need answers to questions such as:

What would be
gained and by whom?

What would be
lost and by whom?

How much joy
would these laws bring? —
how much misery?

What would be the
long-term social, economic, political,
personal, religious, and environmental costs and effects
of outlawing abortion?

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Are these costs
justified?

Are we willing to
accept the effects that these irreversible
changes will have on our personal and social, lives?

What would be the
cost of enforcing these laws?

How do we deal
with the sizable portion of the population
that has already openly declared that they
will not comply with such laws?

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Are we willing to
pay the price in terms of lost personal,
social, and political freedom?

Are we willing to
accept the resultant social and
political chaos?

Are we willing to
accept the financial costs?

Are we willing to
accept the environmental costs?

In the face of
present human overpopulation, are we
willing to promote the births of still more babies?

The
excess human population is already dramatically affecting our environment and
precipitating major (and soon to be catastrophic) changes.Symbolically speaking, we have turned our sacred Earth into the Titanic
and are now fighting over the deck chairs.Are we willing to continue ignoring these warning signs and instead,
fight over whose religion is right?Is
this wisdom’s way?

Because
we are talking about irreversible changes (such as the continuing destruction of
the rain forests) and because we can never know the full effects of our changes,
it is always best to err on the side of safety by avoiding irreversible changes.

With
regard to the human population, and the destruction of our environment, there is
one thing we can be certain of. Our interaction with our environment
is not sustainable in its present form. We are on a one way road to
disaster. We can begin to deal with the over-population problem
today or wait for mother nature to do it for us.

In
doing the research for this book, nothing turned up that even remotely resembles
a comprehensive impact study. In
fact, those most vocal in proposing the changes seem to be the ones least
interested in discussing the consequences and the potential ramifications of the
changes they are proposing.

Applying
single (one way fits all) answers to broad-based
social questions.

In
order to view the abortion issue with clarity, we need to distinguish universal
answers from personal answers.Universal
answers are the same at all times and in all places.By contrast, personal answers are multiple, divergent, often conflicting,
and highly emotional.They
change over time, differ in different societies, and frequently are not the
slightest bit logical.

For
example, if we ask the question, “What is the cause of unwanted pregnancy?”
there is one, clear, straightforward, universal answer -- sexual
intercourse.In contrast, if
we ask the question, “How do we deal with unwanted pregnancies in the context
of human sexual activity?” there is no “one, single answer” that fits all
situations.

When
one attempts to respond to a broad-based, social question with the same answer
for everyone, it takes only a little looking to see that it doesn’t fit any
more than a one-size shoe fits every foot.There are just too many divergent personal opinions -- too many points of
view -- too many possible answers -- too many differences in individual needs,
desires and circumstances.

And
equally as unsatisfactory is the attempt to cover unanswerable, universal
questions with personal answers.For
example: “What is the true spiritual nature of a human being?” or “What is
God?” or “What does God want you to do?”Nobody (including fundamentalist Christians) has scientifically provable
answers to this type of question.

The
sixth element required in order to come to a reasonable conclusion in this
controversy is to eliminate emotional
rhetoric, inflammatory speeches,
misleading partial truths and confusing language from both sides and replace
them with accurate, clear language.**

Name-calling
and guilt peddling are also out of place here, as are lies of omission,
intimidation, harassment, threats, vandalism, violence, and arson.

Murdering those who hold a different belief is probably not a good idea,
either.

The
seventh requirement is to determine what are the provable facts in this
controversy, and then to distinguish those facts from the multitude of confusing
and often conflicting, religious-based beliefs and personal opinions.Why?Because factual
evidence is the basis upon which we ethically and mortally pass laws.And because passing secular laws based only on the personal, religious
beliefs and opinions of some is nothing short of religious tyranny against those
who hold different beliefs. Enforcing such laws is a disguised form
of religious persecution.

Once
we separate facts from opinions, we can then answer the question: “Are the
proposed anti-abortion laws based on factual evidence or only on personal,
religious beliefs?”This
will give us a basis upon which to decide if abortion is a secular or a
religious issue.

The
eighth step is to establish a privately funded Independent Study Commission.
Because selection of the panel members is critical and because careless member
selection could easily bias the results, the intention is to seek panel members
who will be as objective as is possible.

The
commission will be international is scope with members being primarily historians, legal scholars, religious
scholars (at least one representing every major religious background), sociologists,
biologists, and other scientists.

The
intention is for the commission to also have representation (including clergy and lay people)
from the major religious persuasions. Again, the intention is to find
people who will be as objective as possible.

Plus
we seek the honorary participation of world
renowned people who would be willing to lend their credibility to finding the truth.

The Commission’s jobs would
be:

To
seek the truth about abortion regardless of where that
truth leads us;

To conduct or oversee the impact study;

To find the optimum courses of action which will result in
the highest
level of harmony among all the people involved
in this controversy;

The
ninth step is to seek the cooperation of as many people and organizations as
possible. For example, a questionnaire which asks the following questions could
be directed to all the major players in this controversy, including all
legislators who might be called to vote on abortion-related legislation:

If
it were possible to resolve the abortion controversy and, if that resolution was
in the long-term, best interest of the vast majority of human kind, would you
support such a resolution?

YES___NO___

Are
you willing to expose your beliefs and your position in this controversy to the
scrutiny of an Independent Study Commission whose function is to find the truth
regardless of where that truth leads?

YES___ NO___

If
the conclusions came from a majority consensus of an Independent Study
Commission, which was made up of biologists, historians, legal scholars,
sociologists, philosophers, and religious scholars and included clergy and lay
people of all the major religious persuasions, would you support and abide by a:

51%
majority findings of such a commission?

YES___ NO___

66
% majority findings of such a commission?

YES___ NO___

75
% majority findings of such a commission?

YES___ NO___

Will
you, at this time, endorse and support the creation of such a commission?

The
tenth step is to expose the Commission’s findings to the people, regardless of
what conclusions are reached.If
the factual evidence strongly supports one side or the other and it is presented
with an Independent Study Commission’s prestige and authority, most lay people
will agree that the findings should be followed.Those who would continue to oppose and/or disregard the Commission’s
findings would have minimum public support for their position.

Please
remember that a just cause needs only the truth, people with open minds who will
hear the truth, and people with enough intestinal fortitude to speak the truth
into the face of bigotry.

With
strong and repeated exposure of Commission’s findings to the public,
legislators will be under significant pressure to follow its recommendations.This will also give courage, moral support, and justification to speak
out to those who now feel intimidated and dare not publicly expose their real
feeling about abortion.

The
eleventh step is to challenge every no-choice law and regulation on the basis
that such laws and regulations violate everyone else's freedom of
religion. Because the evidence overwhelmingly indicates that abortion is a
religious freedom issue, this approach will lead to success, particularly if
applied persistently and in consistently in conjunction with a pro-truth media
campaign.

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If
you look at the basic philosophy of Christianity, and if put the theory of
reincarnation back in, the entire anti-abortion conflict disappears.
For example, in Japan, where reincarnation is a significant factor in the
country's major religions, abortion is a non-issue.

Reincarnation
was a common belief in the days when the Christian Bible was
written. The Bible makes countless references to the cultural habits
and beliefs of that era. Why then, is something so basic to the
people of the day completely absent in today's version of that
book? Check these three pages for the answers:

Another
critical step is to obtain the publicity, the media attention and the financial
support required to make this project a reality. Who
will
step forward and finance the promotion of this project? Which
major magazine or newspaper will publish this proposal or an article about this
proposal?

If
you are willing to endorse, support or publicize this proposal, or are willing
to connect us to someone else who will, if you are willing to assist us to
obtain financial support, or if you have suggestions regarding this project,
please contact us.

Now
that we have decided upon the intended outcome (our goal), established a course
of action (decided what to do and how to do it), the next requirement is to
transform that vision into physical reality by taking action.

An
Invitation to Love and Harmony

If
you believe in love, if you believe in God, if you believe in yourself, please
ask yourself this question:
“What small step can I take today that will
enhance or serve the process or the accomplishment of the goal: Ending the
abortion war?”

That
step may seem insignificant to you, at this time. It may even seem so small as
to be hardly worth doing; however, I assure you, whatever you have to offer, no
matter how small it may seem, when combined with the small steps of many others,
is an important and valuable contribution to the success of this project.

Thank
you for opening you mind, for opening your heart and for taking that step today.
Your courage is creating a more tolerant and loving society and is helping to
end the abortion war.